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RichardTennant was recently elected
Chairman of Nottinghamshire County
Cricket Club after PeterWright stood
down following an eight-year tenure.
Wright announced his decision to step
down during the Annual General Meeting,
at which the Club announced a pre-tax
surplus of £1,180,636 for the year to 30
September 2015.
Importance was stressed to the Members
of placing the result into the context of
a multi-year cycle with a controlled but
significant loss anticipated for the following
year.
Tennant joined the General Committee
in 2000 and served asVice-Chairman
throughoutWright’s eight-year term at
the helm.
During that time, they have seen on-field
success as Nottinghamshire won the
LV= County Championship in 2010 and
theYorkshire Bank 40 at Lord’s in 2013.
The launch of theTrent Bridge
CommunityTrust, the opening of the
Tennant elected
Nottinghamshire Chairman
“It is, of course,
a great privilege
to be elected
Chairman of a Club
I have supported
throughout my life.”
Richard Tennant
New Stand and the installation of the
Radcliffe Road scoreboard also took
place during their time at the head of the
Committee.
“It is, of course, a great privilege to
be elected Chairman of a Club I have
supported throughout my life,” said
Tennant.
“Having beenVice-Chairman to Peter
for eight years, I am very conscious of the
hard work he has put in and how well he
has represented the interests of the Club
over the years.
“Under his watch the Club has achieved
so much and I will do my best to build
on that success with the support of my
colleagues on the Committee, and a
strong Executive led by an excellent CEO
in Lisa Pursehouse.
“The speed of change within cricket
shows no sign of relenting and, while we
will no doubt continue to be presented
with significant challenges, we have a clear
vision for the future.
“I am relishing leading the next chapter
and determined to ensure that we remain a
successful County Club and international
venue long into the future.”
Stuart Foster, a Committee Member since
1990, will, meanwhile, serve asVice-
Chairman for the second time following a
previous stint in 1995-96.
Foster spent three years on theTest
and County Cricket Board’s Marketing
Committee in the mid-90s before serving
as the Club’s Chairman of Cricket for 11
seasons starting in 1996.
He was involved in the Management Sub
Committees that oversaw the building of
the Hound Road Stand, the Fox Road
Stand and the Radcliffe Road End.
The Club is also welcoming a new
President in long-serving Club Librarian
and Historian PeterWynne-Thomas, and
a newVice-President in Enid Bakewell in
recognition of her services to the women’s
game in Nottinghamshire.